Banks accused of fuelling climate change as high-carbon investments continue to climb

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Investor report finds that financing for fossil fuels totaled nearly $2tr between 2016 and 2018, despite wider adoption of climate disclosure policies

The global financial industry continues to imperil the world's climate goals through investments in fossil fuels, with flows into oil and gas dwarfing the value of low-carbon products and services...

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